JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR U.S. COAST

UNCLAS STATE 013701 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC EWWT PREL JO SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR U.S. COAST GUARD PORT SECURITY COURSE (AMMAN 0388) REF: A. AMMAN 0388 ¶B. AMMAN 0345 ¶C. AMMAN 0333 ¶D. AMMAN 0227 ¶1. (SBU) In response to reftel A Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of information regarding incidents which could be deemed to be credible information of a gross violation of human rights by these individuals, the Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. (SBU) The following Jordanian officials listed in reftels are scheduled to participate in a U.S. Coast Guard-sponsored Port Physical Security/ Port Vulnerability course in Jordan, scheduled to begin April 12, 2009. The names of the candidates follow in "title or rank, name, city of birth (in Jordan),date of birth" format: 1) Assistant Head of Al Durra Area Customs Center, Ahmad Galban Darweesh AlMusai'din, Bsaira, 04/04/1974 2) Assistant Head of Customs (Ships and Vessels),Jamal Ahmad Mahmoud Alma'aitah, Al Karak, 10/14/1973 3) Customs Officer, Mahmoud Suleiman Yousef Hayajneh, Irbid, 03/17/1976 4) Captain, Ibrahim Noayran A. Al-Shoufeyeen, Al Mashqar, 1976 (year of birth available only) 5) Captain, Khaled Salti (Odallah) Alsawalqa, Al Tafila, 06/08/1977 6) Captain, Sufyan S. H. Shaqarin, Ma'an, 09/11/1976 ¶3. (U) Post is permitted to provide the following statement to authorized parties: Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals identified in paragraph 2 above, as of this date. Post may cite this cable in response. CLINTON